On 23 October 1923 the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic was transformed into the Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic and its flag changed to one with pure Soviet symbolism: gone was the Muslim crescent and star and on the red flag now appeared a five-pointed star outlined in yellow, with inside, in a circle, symbols of industry and agriculture: a hammer, a spade and a cotton plant. Underneath it is an inscription in Uzbek, written in Yanga imlâ Arabic lettering and in Russian Cyrillc lettering, the abbreviation of the country’s name, Kh.S.S.R.